Plate Boundaries

Plate Boundaries

9th - 12th Grade

50 Qs

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Plate Boundaries

Plate Boundaries

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

Created by

Jacky Selen

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50 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

Earth’s crust is made of one solid piece

Continents float freely on water

Earth’s lithosphere is divided into plates that move

Tectonic plates are stationary

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What layer of Earth do tectonic plates float on?

Inner core

Mantle

Asthenosphere

Crust

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new crust?

Convergent

Transform

Divergent

Subduction

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At a convergent boundary between an oceanic and continental plate, what usually happens?

Plates slide past each other

Mountains form without subduction

Oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate

New crust is formed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which plate boundary is most likely to cause earthquakes?

Divergent

Convergent

Transform

Passive

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of what type of boundary?

Divergent

Transform

Convergent

Subduction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries in the ocean?

Trench

Mid-ocean ridge

Volcano arc

Fold mountains

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